[Mageia-dev] Package request - Bump BZFlag to 2.4

Fri Sep 16 18:58:29 CEST 2011

Am 16.09.2011 18:00, schrieb Robert Fox:
+> On Fri, 2011-09-16 at 17:47 +0200, Jerome Quelin wrote:
+>> On 11/09/16 18:29 +0300, Jani Välimaa wrote:
+>>> 2011/9/16 Robert Fox<list at foxconsult.net>:
+>>>> We have 2.0.16 BZFlag package in Cauldron . . . the latest is 2.4
+>>>> Could we get the latest??
+>>> How about using bugzilla for bug reports and package requests?
+>> even better: what about joining the fun and become an apprentice
+>> packager? it's not that difficult, and spreading the load will lead to a
+>> self-sustainable linux distribution...
+>>
+>> jérôme
+> I have been seriously considering that - learning how to package.  I'm
+> not really a developer type, but I know enough to be dangerous.  What
+> does it take to learn how to package the latest BZFlag?  I don't know if
+> I can become a maintainer - but would'nt mind helping out once and a
+> while packaging upgraded versions like this.
+> Where do I start?
+>
+> Cheers,
+> R.Fox
+>
+>
+Well, if you know how to edit a plaintext file, and change some numbers,
+that's (basically) what updating a package means. Just contact
+andre999.mga at laposte.net and he'll find you a mentor who will help
+you learn packaging.
+
+Come on, don't be afraid ;)
+